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29 January 2015

Anna Hazare to start Jan Lokpal Andolan again as BJP FailedRight to Information act giver Anna Hazare he will launch a fresh stir on the Lokpal issue even as he criticized the Narendra Modi government for its "failure" to bring back black money stashed away abroad

In a statement he said that "The Modi government has not implemented the Lokpal Act even after 365 days of the President's having signed it. It has not fulfilled assurances made to the people," he said. "The government is not serious on the issue of corruption. That is why an agitation will be launched once again on Lokpal, Land Acquisition Act and black money,"

In a TV interview he said following"People were promised during Lok Sabha elections that black money will be brought back within 100 days (of BJP forming its government), that Rs 15 lakh will be deposited in the accounts of every citizen, but not even Rs 15 has come. "People have become aware now of the fraud perpetrated on them. They will teach a lesson (to the BJP-led government) the way they taught one to Congress. The masses have awakened after the 2011 movement against corruption,"

Anna also said do not ask questions regarding Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi